Dave McCormick has conceded Pennsylvania's GOP Senate primary to Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump
Oz is now set to face John Fetterman, the Democratic lieutenant governor who is recovering from a mid-May stroke, in the November election to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. It is expected to be one of the nation's most expensive and closely watched contests in the battle for control of a Senate that is now split evenly between the parties.
Why this GOP primary could be the most expensive in Pennsylvania history 03:03Oz said in a statement following the concession that he had received a"gracious" call form McCormick and that he was"tremendously grateful for his pledge of support in the fall election." "We share the goal of a brighter future for Pennsylvania and America," Oz continued."Now that our primary is over, we will make sure that this U.S.
This graph shows the limits of Trump endorsements in the primaries 02:19Kathy Barnette, the conservative commentator whose full-throated embrace of everything Trump stood for drew the former President's supporters who were not enamored with Oz, finished third with about 25% of the vote.